FEBRUARY, 2013/SHEVAT-ADAR, 5773

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israels

Slucker Religious School & the Temple Youth Groups
present
Celebrating Purim Celebrating Purim
Celebrating Purim Celebrating Purim Celebrating Purim
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First, the Megillah reading. Then an infamous cast of characters present an original,
hilarious Purimshpiel. Bring a box of pasta. You will shake, shake, shake it, just like a
grogger. Afterwards, your box will be donated to a local food bank.
Sunday Sunday
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Spend Sunday morning enjoying Food, Fun, Crafts, Games.
Open to our Entire Temple Family,
friends and relatives.
10:00 a 10:00 a 10:00 a 10:00 a 10:00 a.m .m .m .m .m. - 11:30 p.m . - 11:30 p.m . - 11:30 p.m . - 11:30 p.m . - 11:30 p.m. .. ..
Clergy
Rabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min.
Rabbi Ellie Lynn Miller, M.A.R.E.
Cantor Rebecca Moses
Cantor Joan Finn
Rabbi Emeritus, Harvey S. Goldman
Rabbi Emeritus, Herbert Weiner
Cantor Emeritus, Theodore Aronson
Lay Leadership
Jay Rice, President
Rob Ozer, VP
Jules Nissim, VP
Sue Wishnow, VP
Max Weisenfeld, VP
Lisa Tilton-Levine, VP
Jennifer Larson, VP
Renee Helfenstein, VP
Jeff DuBowy, Treasurer
Janet Schwamm, Secretary
Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive Director
Carol Paster, Preschool Director
Mindy Schreff, Religious School Director
Tracy Horwitz, LSW, Program Director
Beth Sandweiss, MA, MSW
JFS Social Worker at TSTI
Sunny Seglin, Bulletin
MEMBER CONGREGATION
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
Schedule of Services
Friday, February 1
Yitro
Shabbat Service, 7:30 P.M.
Awesome 5th Grade Oneg
Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, February 2
Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.
Gross Bet Midrash.
Bat Mitzvah of Maya Cherins, 10:15 A.M.
Friday, February 8
Mishpatim
Shabbat Service, 6:00 P.M.
Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, February 9
Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.
Gross Bet Midrash
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Olender,
10:30 A.M.
Friday, February 15
Terumah
Shabbat Service, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, February 16
Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.
Gross Bet Midrash
Friday, February 22
Tetzaveh
Shabbat Service, 6:00 P.M.
Saturday, February 23
Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.
Gross Bet Midrash
Sunday, February 24
PURIM
Megillah Reading and Purimshpiel,
9:00 A.M.
Bass Sanctuary Building
Pantry or active support and commitment to Israel, to name just
a few. So if you need something to get involved in which will
enrich yourself and help others, we have it here.
When we as parents are truly committed to something beyond
ourselves, our children will see it and understand it. Through
our actions, our children will understand that quality time
needs to include our actions for the benefit of others. What
greater gift can we give our kids than an understanding that we
all need to help those in need.
And what greater gift can a parent receive when one can say, as
I can say, with pridemy boy was just like me.
Jay Rice, President
The Minyan Group from Temple Sharey Tefilo Israel meets
every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. for Shabbat services. Everyone who
attends is an equal partner. All participants are invited for an
Aliya. Following the service each week, we have a Kiddush, and
discussion of the Parsha. These lively discussions center around
the original meaning of the Torah passage, as well as the way
in which the reading applies to our contemporary lives. This
exploration is at once enjoyable and informative.
Come join us!
Welcome to Minyan Group
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Carrie and Jed Nussbaum on the birth of their third son,
Benjamin Miller Nussbaum. Rabbi Ellie Miller and husband
Nathan Lynn are Benjamins aunt and uncle.
Susan Siegeltuch on the birth of a grandson, Max Abra-
ham Witkin-Freedman. Max is the son of Keren Witkin and
Neil Freedman.
All in the Family . . .
Mazel tov to:
A Thought to
Share
I am going to Camp Harlam this summer.
Who is going with me?
Camp Harlam is an awesome place! It has all of the activities
one would expect at camp -- swimming, sports, a challenge
course, zipline, arts and crafts, and boating. So what makes
Camp Harlam unique? At Camp Harlam, Jewish life comes alive
and is celebrated every day. Campers quickly embrace their
Jewish identity through prayers and traditions and a sprinkling
of Hebrew throughout the day. They spend the summer
surrounded by other Jewish kids, staff members, rabbis, cantors
and educators.
Camp Harlam is located in the Pocono Mountains. It is a happy
environment where kids sing as they walk from one activity to
another, shout cheers in the dining hall and finish dinner with a
spirited song session.
So why choose Camp Harlam? Why a Jewish camp? Studies
have shown that one summer at a residential Jewish summer
camp leaves our young people with such a positive feeling
about Judaism that the effects last a lifetime. A Foundation for
Jewish Camping study shows that adults who attended a Jewish
summer camp as a child are:
30% more likely to donate to a Jewish charity;
45% more likely to attend synagogue monthly or more; and
55% more likely to be very emotionally attached to Israel.
I spent 3 summers as a camper at Camp Harlam, and many as a
staff member. I loved the friends that I made and the feeling of
confidence that I gained while there. I am thrilled that my eldest
son, Sams first year will be at Camp Harlam. I know that it will
be such a positive experience for him and that he will come
home feeling an even greater sense of connection to Judaism.
Being at Camp Harlam during the first two weeks of second
session ( July 23-August 2) on the educational faculty gives me
the opportunity to keep a watchful eye over our Temple kids. I
hope you will consider sending your children with me to Camp
Harlam. It promises to be an incredible summer!
Oh, and dont forget to check out OneHappyCamper.org. They
provide $1000 scholarships for first time campers who attend
an approved residential Jewish summer program.
The Presidents
Point of View
Way, way, back in 1974, the year I
graduated college, the number 1 hit
record at the time was Harry Chapins Cats in the Cradle. I
never was much for the melody but the lyrics were special and
remain relevant today. The song is written in the first person
by a father who is too busy to spend time with his son. In verse
after verse, as the child ages, the child keeps asking the father
to join him in activities, but the father is too busy. In the final
verse, however, the father has now reached old age and wants
to see and spend time with his son but, the son, now an adult, is
too busy to spend time with his father. The song concludes with
the Fathers recognition that my boy was just like me.
There are a number of lessons I take from these lyrics but the
ones I want to write about are the need to identify what is truly
quality time and the fact that our children learn more from
what we do than what we say.
Part of the process our kids go through to becoming Bar or
Bat Mitzvah is the Mitzvah project they choose to do. And our
kids do some amazing things. In recent months, for example,
our kids have partnered with kids with disabilities through he
Friendship Circle and Shining Star programs; volunteered their
time at the Interfaith Food Pantry; or worked with the Jersey
Animal Coalition to help rescue and find homes for mistreated
animals.
These types of projects are a matter of great pride to all of us.
The long term goal, of course, is that through these projects our
kids will learn the importance of giving back to the community.
TSTI does a great deal to help instill these values in our children.
Our Confirmation, Hebrew High and STISY programs are
especially helpful and action directed to continue the mitzvah of
Tikkun Olam, to repair the world.
But despite all that we do here at Temple, it is the parents, and
the lessons they teach through their actions, that will help create
a new caring generation. If our kids see us doing our part, they
will do theirs.
The ways in which parents can give back to the community are
endless, through charities and NGO agencies too numerous
to mention. TSTI also provides many wonderful ways to give
back, not only through the many committees that help us
manage much of what happens at temple, but also by our direct
outreach to the larger community, be it the Interfaith Food
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The Iris Family
Linda and Rudy Slucker
Religious School
Mindy Schreff
Religious School Director
Jewish Early Childhood Educators
13
th
Annual ECE-RJ Conference
We, the staff of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israels Iris Family Center
for Early Childhood Education, had the good fortune of joining
over 400 early childhood educators from Jewish congregations
across the United States for the thirteenth annual ECE-RJ
conference. This years conference theme was Revoloutions in
Early Childhood: Technology, Testing, Teaching and Torah, and
was held January 16-19, 2013 in Morristown, New Jersey.
The conference consisted of three days of workshops,
networking and creative worship, bringing together
congregational early childhood education directors, teachers,
specialists and lay leaders. A highlight of the conference was
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism,
address to the conference participants. This underscored the
Reform Movements commitment to early childhood education.
The conference began Wednesday night with a special workshop
and acoustic performance by Mama Doni. The following day,
Rabbi Daniel Cohen set the tone with his insightful key note
address at the opening lunch. In addition, we participated in
a wide variety of workshop offerings and many innovative
program ideas I look forward to sharing with the staff and
families here at TSTIs Iris Family Center for Early Childhood
Education.
The conference was hosted by two congregations, Temple Bnai
Or in Morristown, and Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. Jennie
Rubin, director of early childhood education at The Frances &
Herbert Brody Pre-School of Temple Bnai Or, and her dedicated
staff lead tours of their dynamic classrooms. A wonderful
Shabbat dinner was served following the uplifting Kabbalat
Shabbat service led by Rabbi Donald Rossoff, Rabbi Mary
Zamore, and Cantor Galit Dadoun Cohen. Saturday morning
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel served as the host congregation
with Rabbi Ellie Miller, Cantor Rebecca Moses, Mindy Schreff,
director of the Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School and
musical accompanist Peter Candella engaging us in a beautiful
worship service. Afterwards, my staff and I made ourselves
available for tours of our wonderful early childhood facility and
historic synagogue. We then enjoyed a delicious Shabbat brunch
provided by our congregation.
We are very fortunate to be a member of the Early Childhood
Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ), the youngest affiliate
Think summer camp: Think TSTI. Think winter camp: think
TSTI. If we cant go there, we bring em here! Our students
had two amazing visits with two different Jewish camps in our
region this winter. Our 2
nd
- 6
th
graders were lucky enough to do
three different activities with Alex Gelman, Assistant Director of
Camp Harlam, our regional URJ overnight camp in the Poconos.
Alex led our groups in various activities that build confidence,
team work and were just plain fun -- all of the ingredients our
students love about summer camp.
We celebrated Tu BShevat, the Jewish Birthday of the Trees,
with a visit from Eden Village, a Jewish farm camp located north
of NYC. They brought a hands-on genealogical program to our
4
th
graders, which ties in to our new My Family Story Program.
Our 7
th
graders were treated to a Tu BShevat program, and both
groups got to ride the Bike Blender -- a full-size human juicer!
Last, but most certainly not least, we are in the process of plan-
ning our very own outdoor camp-style space in our land
behind temple! We were awarded a very generous grant from
the One Happy Camper Foundation as part of a pilot program
in the Metrowest area to help encourage attendance at Jewish
overnight camp. We are confident that our entire congregation
will enjoying coming together in this beautiful space to share
sacred time. Watch for more details!
Your friends at STISY need your help
for the Purim Extravaganza
Teen Volunteers Are Needed! All 8
th
-12
th
graders are encouraged
to volunteer. Help run the game booths and face painting at the
Purim Extravaganza: Sunday, February 24, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Letters can be given for outside Temple community service.
Questions? Call Tracy at 973-763-4116 ext. 286.
Please email thorwitz@tstinj by Friday, February 8
Include the following information in your email:
Name, Phone, Grade, Email Address
I will volunteer the entire program from 9:30 AM 12:00 PM
I will volunteer but I am only available during the following
hours: ___________
I will require a community service letter
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And on
that Note . . .
On Purim we eat, drink, and are merry.
We celebrate, we sing, we boo, and we
laugh. The story is always the same: good triumphs over evil and
the underdog wins the day. While I enjoy the fun of the holiday
I always have that moment as I prepare for Purim when I think
about the deeper meanings and implications of the story.
This year Im thinking a lot about Esther and how we learn that
she is unique in our tradition. Its true that she accomplished
a goal no one else could have. She was in the right place at the
right time and she had the courage to do what needed to be
done. Its also true that she had a lot of help and guidance from
a beloved family member. We are taught that she is a heroine,
and I am not here to dispute that fact. I question her uniqueness.
I question whether or not there arent more heroines in our tra-
dition. She may have paved the way, but courage comes in many
forms. There is quiet courage that can change the course of
events just as much as brash acts. Here are a few other women
who displayed great courage in the face of difficult obstacles.
Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi was born to a Converso family in
Portugal after the expulsion of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula.
She married into the eminent international banking and finance
company known as the House of Mendes. She was the aunt
and business partner of Joseph Nasi, who became a prominent
figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire. She also developed
an escape network that saved hundreds of Conversos - forcibly
converted Jews - from the terrors of the Inquisition. Follow-
ing the death of her husband and then her brother-in-law she
became the head of the familys shipping interests and banking
fortune. Her enormous wealth put her into a position to influ-
ence kings and popes, which she used to protect her fellow
Conversos and spend on her escape network.
We know of Hannah Szenes mainly through her poetry and
the songs that have been written using her words. She was a
Hungarian Jew, one of 37 Jews from the British Mandate for
Palestine (now Israel) that were trained by the British army to
parachute into Yugoslavia during the Second World War in
order to help save the Jews of Hungary, who were about to be
deported to the German death camp at Auschwitz. Szenes was
arrested at the Hungarian border, imprisoned and tortured, but
she refused to reveal details of her mission and was eventually
tried and executed by firing squad. She is regarded as a national
heroine in Israel, where several streets, the headquarters of
the Zionist youth movements Israel Hatzeira and a kibbutz are
named after her.
SPECIAL SHABBAT
SCHOLAR
Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs
Friday, March 1, 2013
7:30pm Worship Service
Traveling the World
on Behalf of Reform Judaism
A member of Temple Sharey Telo-Israel in his youth,
Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs recently served as president of the
World Union for Progressive Judaism. The World Union is
the umbrella organization representing 1.8 million Jews in 47
countries and 1200 communities worldwide. On behalf of the
World Union Rabbi Fuchs visited more than 65 communities
on ve continents advocating for Reform Jewish values and
legitimacy.
Saturday Night
at the Movies
AHEAD OF TIME
March 9 at 7:00pm
Special Guests: Ruth Gruber
and Documentary Producers
Enjoy Wine and Cheese at 7.
The movie begins at 7:30
Ruth Gruber, an international foreign correspondent,
humanitarian and photo journalist for seven decades, joins us to
discuss this important film. Her relationships with world leaders
including Eleanor Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, and
David Ben Gurion gave her unique access and insight into the
modern history of the Jewish people. She will be accompanied
by the producers of the documentary.
Ahead of Time tells the remarkable journey of 101 year-old
Gruber, and is the directorial debut of noted cinematographer
Bob Richman. Gruber continued to make history throughout her
trail-blazing career by becoming the first journalist to enter the
Soviet Arctic in 1935 and escorting 1000 Holocaust refugees
from Naples to New York in a secret war-time mission in 1944.
She covered the heart wrenching ordeal of the refugees aboard
the ship Exodus 1947 with photographs that helped change the
world.
Our Bnai Mitzvah
Womens
Connection
Maya Rachel Cherins
February 2, 2013
Maya is the daughter of Allyson and Jon
Cherins, sister of Jesse, and granddaughter
of Carrie and Alan Lemerman and Robert
Cherins.
Mitzvah Project: Maya will perform a concert
for seniors at Winchester Gardens in Maple-
wood.
Join the Womens Connection for a
book discussion with Rabbi Cohen on
Monday, February 11 from 7:30pm-
9pm in the mansion. We will discuss
As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg.
Look forward to seeing you there. Any
questions contact Anne Sussman at
cantcook2@aol.com
GUYS. . . . NCAA Ma r ch Ma d n es s
a t TSTI
Wed n es d a y, Ma r ch 20 @ 7: 30
Join us on the night before the rst round of the CCAA
Basketball Tournament (Erev March Madness?) for an
evening of food, drink, games of skill and socializing.
Have fun, support TSTI and maybe win a few dollars.
Entry fee TBA.

Youll leave the night with lots of possibilities of winning.
Great way to meet new members.
It will be a great evening.
The 50 attendees last year really enjoyed!
RSVP or info to Andy: anadel@pride-products.com or
Jeff: jkarp@spifunds.com
Mark your calendar for the
Womens Connection Seder
Thursday March 7, 2013 from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
Watch for your invitation in the mail.
To volunteer to help: Gail Kanef, g.kanef@gmail.com
Renaissance Group
When I asked my mah jongg friends if they wanted to join our
group once again for our DAY OF GAMES SUPER BOWL event on
Sunday February 3, the first thing they asked Is Matty making
her meatballs again? So much for fame and a real magnet to
draw friends in to join our group. Our four chairpersonsMatty
and Dan Goldberg and Linda and Joel Scharf always see to it that
everyone who joins us for this special day has a super time.so
dont be left out.
If you joined us for Lunch and Learn on January 9, you were
privileged to be entertained and taught by our Cantor Emeritus,
Ted Aronson. He told us stories of when he first went to Israel
at 19 years of age and interspersed his reporting with many
melodies from those early days in Israel. Since Cantor is so at
home with us, I am sure he enjoyed his afternoon as much as we
enjoyed having him. So thank you, dear Cantor.
Five new Renaissance members joined our Lunch and Learn
afternoon. We are most happy to welcome Judith Caden, Barbara
Endewelt, Jill Farrer, Ha rriet Hirschmann and Marilyn Ziemke
and look forward to seeing you at our future Renaissance events.
Ben Jacob Olender
February 9, 2013
Ben is the son of Lisa Olender and Kurt
Olender, brother of Emma, and grandson
of Susan Harris, Maria and Robert Olender,
and great grandson of Naomi Hyman.
Mitzvah Project: Ben worked to restore a
NJ shore JCC and temple after Hurricane
Sandy. He also helped to clear paths at
South Mountain Reservation.
Mimi Braun
Loved Ones Remembered
Stanley Krauss
Remembered by
Hillary Albert
Joseph Wasserman
Remembered by
Adrienne Ament
Manuel Miller
Remembered by
Gail Amsterdam
Emil Block
Beatrice Block
Remembered by
Paula Block
Alice Commings
Remembered by
Carla Boden
Mae Silverman
Remembered by
Mimi Braun
Bernard Goldstein
Remembered by
Jane Brick
Harry Brody
Sybil Brody
Remembered by
Robert Brody
Stacey Solomon
Remembered by
Greg Busch
Rachel Cherins
Remembered by
Robert Cherins
Janice Cohen
Remembered by
Barry Cohen
Alfred Dean
Remembered by
Carol Cohen
Albert Krimsky
Remembered by
Donna Cohen
Nathan Cohn
Remembered by
Steven Cohn
Ruth Lamkin
Lee Zweig
Evelyn Becker
Amy Rosen
William Rosen
Remembered by
Sarah Densen
Marilyn Druin
Remembered by
Melvin Druin
Jacques Pliner
Remembered by
Stephen Dreyfuss
Milton Horowitz
Remembered by
Judy Dunst
Daniel Weisberger
Remembered by
Carol Eckenthal
Leonard Elterman
Remembered by
Judi Elterman
Herbert Mindlin
Remembered by
Ivy Mindlin-Epstein
Marvin Epstein
Remembered by
Richard Epstein
Herman Erlichson
Remembered by
Mark Erlichson
Joshua Esformes
Remembered by
Steven & Susan
Esformes
Carl Nieburg
Remembered by
Sharon Falkin
Jacob Schnider
Remembered by
Harriet Felper
Lillian Roth
Aaron Roth
Remembered by
Susan Felsenheld
Mona Galen Birn
Hannah Fersko
Remembered by
Jack & Helene Fersko
Martha Sapir
Remembered by
Mimi Fogel
Louis Brainen
Pearl Brainen
Remembered by
Sally Fortunato
Paulette Nisenhole
Remembered by
Jacqueline Frydman
Sandra Garwin
Remembered by
Harold Garwin
John Matlosz
Remembered by
Marianne Gershon
Meyer Gross
Remembered by
Sheldon Gross
Meyer Hyde
Hyman Grossman
Remembered by
Harriet Grossman
Murray Weiss
Remembered by
Estelle Harwood
Jacob Heller
Remembered by
Hugh Heller
Samuel Lipkind
Remembered by
Randee Heller
Susan Herz
Ann Lerner
Remembered by
Robert & Louise Herz
Owen Altman
Ivy Altman
Remembered by
Alva Jacobs
Ida Henig
Remembered by
Andrew Jacobs
Nelson Horsch
Remembered by
Marcia Jacobs
Sidney Jacobson
Remembered by
Robert Jacobson
Harriet Blitz
Remembered by
Bonnie Jaffe
Charles Kahn
Pauline Shapiro
Remembered by
Robin Kahn
Harold Kamens
Nathan Friedman
Gloria Kestenbaum
Remembered by
Bernice Kamens
Beatrice Kaplowitz
Remembered by
Stewart Kaplowitz
Seymour Katz
Remembered by
Fleurette Katz
Samuel Weinberg
Remembered by
Linda Katz
David Keen
Remembered by
Pamela Keen
Milani Lee
Remembered by
Robb Kushner
Esther Leit
Remembered by
David Leit
Sidney Leiwant
Fannie Lieberfeld
Remembered by
Irene Leiwant
Philip Ogushoff
Remembered by
Diane Lieberfarb
Archibald Lieberman
Remembered by
Ronald Lieberman
Ruth Rubenstein
Dora Lowell
Remembered by
Barbara Lowell
Madeline Marxhall
Remembered by
Sydne Marshall
Alvin Meiseles
Remembered by
Bruce Meiseles
Sandy Meyers
Remembered by
Greg Meyers
Irving Drexler
Remembered by
Betty Movitz
Joy Nathanson
Remembered by
Bennett Nathanson
Renee Goldberg
Remembered by
Lisa Goldberg Ozer
Matthew Klabe
Remembered by
Mildred Peckman
Charlotte Newmark
Remembered by
David & Susan Poesl
Solomon Pomerantz
Remembered by
Steven Pomerantz
George Presby
Remembered by
Thomas Presby
Samuel Shames
Jack Rachleff
Louis Rachleff
Remembered by
Lillian Rachleff
Alan Friedman
Remembered by
Jay Rice
Sylvia Zinn
Remembered by
Leslie Rosenblatt
Morris Brofsky
Remembered by
Joan Rosenthal
Rena Rubel
Remembered by
Jonathan Rubel
David Sachs
Remembered by
Stephen Sachs
Anne Handelsman
Max Scharf
Remembered by
Linda & Joel Scharf
Harry Schey
Remembered by
Edward Schey
Robert Wolf
Remembered by
Marilyn Schwartz
Evelyn Livenstein
Remembered by
Irene Scianna
Fabian Sunberg
Remembered by
Sunny Seglin
Murray Shaw
Remembered by
Fred Shaw
Stephen Silverman
Remembered by
Charles Silverman
Rose Mirenda
Remembered by
Cynthia Sobelman
Hannah Nabow
David Nabow
Remembered by
Marian Soloway
Selma Yogoda
Remembered by
Leslie Sporn
Abe Bender
Remembered by
Toby Staenberg
Gertrude Starrett
Remembered by
Harry Starrett
Ida Lichtman
Harry Lichtman
Remembered by
Mae Stern
Inge Strauss
Remembered by
Francine Strauss
Mildred Heettner
Sophie Marcus-Silver
Remembered by
The Sussman Family
Alfred Swimmer
Remembered by
Leonard Swimmer
Sam Taffet
Remembered by
Mark Taffet
Harold Tarre
Remembered by
Howard Tarre
Henry Gerstl
Remembered by
Joan Turk
Leonard Hochman
Remembered by
Deborah Turvey
Celia Mindlin
Bertram U. Weinberg
Remembered by
Ruth Weinberg
Morris Brofsky
Remembered by
The Wile Family
Mark Siegeltuch
Remembered by
Susan Siegeltuch
Anna Morgenstern
Remembered by
Lorraine Yablon
Claire Flaum
Remembered by
Arnold Zoref
The Caring
Community
The Caring Community is looking
for a few good men and women
to reach out to our temple mem-
bers in times of celebration and
in times of illness. Please join this
dedicated group of volunteers
who strive to create community
within our membership.To sign
on for a one-time commitment or
longer, call Maggie Mohr at 973-
243-6637 or Cindy Sonnabend,
973-912-9560.
In Memoriam
LORETTA ANAN
Mother of James Anan
CARL FREEDMAN
Father of Shelli Brosh
FLORENCE GOLDSTEIN
Grandmother of Jed Nussbaum
RHODA KATZ
Mother of David Katz
SELMA KATZ
Aunt of Robert Hayum
Great Aunt of Gail Barry
MARCEL NISSIM
Father of Jules Nissim
NATHAN PLAFSKY
CAROLYN ROTHSCHILD
Wife of David Rothschild
HOWARD STRAUS
WILLIAM TALL
Father of Patti Coleman
ALAN WOLNEK
Cousin of Bill Perlman
May their memories be for
a blessing
TRIBUTES
Contributions in memory of loved ones and in honor of the simchas in our lives are acts of loving kindness. We are grate-
ful for your generous support of Temple through various Temple Funds.
TEMPLE FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Claire Falkin, mother of Stuart Falkin
Ellen & Jay Rice
Phil Scharf, father of Sue Nissim
Eileen Hoskin & Craig
Hirschberg
Rosalie & Lon Rosen & Family
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Toby & Rick Staenberg
Carol & Robert Berkin
Florence Spero, mother of Mark &
Marilou Spero
Jack & Helene Fersko
Jesse, Leslie & Ariel Bayer
Jack Rosenthal, brother of Nan Wood
Pauline Pollack
Florence Goldstein, grandmother of Jed
Nussbaum
Ellen & Jay Rice
Selma Katz, aunt of Gail Barry
Ellen & Jay Rice
IN HONOR OF
The birth of Emerson, granddaughter of
Andy & Arlene Brafman
Eileen Hoskin & Craig
Hirschberg
Congratulations to Steven Cohn
Karen & Robert Burrick
Bat Mitzvah of Jillian, daughter of
Andrea & Scott McCauley
Ellen & Jay Rice
Bar Mitzvah of Adam, son of Helen &
Jeff DuBowy
Ellen & Jay Rice
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin, son of Karyn
& David Leit
Ellen & Jay Rice
Marriage of Karen & Bob Burricks son
David
Ellen & Jay Rice
The birth of Julia, granddaughter of Jane
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Judy & Larry Kantor
Happy Birthday Muriel B. Fielo
Sheila & Tom Slutsker
The marriage of Pauline Pollacks
grandson, Jake
Dan & Matty Goldberg
SPEEDY RECOVERY
Cindy Sobelman
Ellen & Jay Rice
RABBI COHENS
DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF
Marriage of Karen & Bob Burricks son
David
Arlene & Andy Brafman
Second Connection
RABBI MILLERS
DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Leonard Hochman, father of Deborah
Turvey
Arlene Hochman
IN APPRECIATION
The Turveys
CANTOR FINNS
DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Leonard Hochman, father of Deborah
Turvey
Arlene Hochman
IN APPRECIATION
The Turveys
CANTOR ARONSONS
DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Rabbi Arnold & Gert Zoref
Laurie & Henry Kay
Kelly & Adam Leight
Helene & Jack Fersko
The Bayer Family
Pauline Pollack
Marjorie Weil
Sylvia Pfeffer
IN APPRECIATION
Franklin Davis
MELVILLE & ROSE BERLOW
MUSIC FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Ramon & Bettye Green & Family
Sue & David Wishnow
Matty & Dan Goldberg
Judy & Larry Kantor
IN HONOR OF
Bobbe & Vernon Futtermans
anniversary
Pauline Pollack
SPEEDY RECOVERY
Ann Merin
Pauline Pollack
PEARL & SAM GREEN
PRESCHOOL FUND
IN HONOR OF
Emerson, new granddaughter of Arlene
& Andy Brafman
Karen & Robert Burrick
ADAM KATZ MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Selma Katz, aunt of Gail Barry
Judy & Robert Epstein
KOENIGSBERG MUSIC AND ART
FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Montag Family loss
Karen & Robert Burrick
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Ellen & Jay Rice
Phil Scharf, father of Sue Nissim
Robin Kahn & Scott Miller
JOSH LITTMAN VIDEO FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Harold & Annette Littman
IN HONOR OF
Bat Mitzvah of Annette & Harold
Littmans granddaughter
Ruth & Bob Hutter
Bobbe & Vernon Futtermans
anniversary
Harold & Annette Littman
Bar Mitzvah of Stuart & Enid Friedmans
grandson
Harold & Annette Littman
SPEEDY RECOVERY
Doris Rudner
Harold & Annette Littman
POMERANTZ FUND FOR ADULT
JEWISH ENRICHMENT
IN MEMORY OF
Phil Scharf, father of Sue Nissim
Steven Pomerantz
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Steven Pomerantz
Selma Katz, aunt of Gail Barry
Hope Pomerantz
IN HONOR OF
Bnai Mitzvah of:
Jillian, daughter of Andrea & Scott
McCauley,
Adam, son of Helen & Jeff DuBowy,
Andrew, son of Jeff & Robin Karp,
Ben, son of Karyn & David Leit
Steven Pomerantz
PRAYER BOOK FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Marjorie Weil
Justin Ehrlich
Wendy & Michael Kay
SPEEDY RECOVERY
Ken Sunberg
Wendy & Michael Kay
LINDA AND RUDY SLUCKER
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Jen and Rob Larson
The Grohman family loss
Carole Anzalone-Newman &
Douglas Newman
Florence Goldstein, grandmother of Jed
Nussbaum
Karyn & David Leit
Father of Patti & Steve Coleman
Karyn & David Leit
IN HONOR OF
New job for Ben Deutsch
David Leit
Thank you for leadership & vision
David Leit

SUSAN ACKERMAN SOMMER
FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
IN MEMORY OF
The Silkowitz family loss
Robin Kahn & Scott Miller
Sylvia Aronson, mother of Cantor Ted
Aronson
Robin Kahn & Scott Miller
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guidelines for its members and
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about salaries, contracts,
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